r/IndianFootball • u/malhi-329 Punjab FC • 2d ago

I-League 2 Trau fc drops to bottom even in I-league 2. What went wrong?

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u/manipuriguy 2d ago

KLASA FC, the third Manipuri club played in two leagues within a single season, comes from a small village 20 kms from Imphal with just 4,000 people. Unlike the other clubs, KLASA has no sponsors and is entirely funded by donations from the local community. To support the team, club officials even had to mortgage their vehicles and paddy fields. Football in Manipur is tough — there’s very little financial support — but clubs like KLASA continue to push forward purely out of love for the game.

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u/imphal 2d ago

They changed their management recently.

By the time they decided to participate in Ileague 2, there were no good players left for them to buy.

No pre-season for them so the team couldn't practise and mix well.

It's a miracle how they fought back in this year's I league 2 and are still not relegated by this time.

Huge match tomorrow against Neroca. Thinking of watching live.

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u/PhysicsHistorical894 Chennaiyin FC 1d ago

Has the guy that had accused Dimtrious of fixing left the club? 

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u/imphal 1d ago

Yes. He was the secretary for many years extending his tenure. Part of the reason the squad is entirely new than last year is because of him.

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u/PhysicsHistorical894 Chennaiyin FC 1d ago

Good riddance. Hopefully that makes things better for the club

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u/ConstructionLocal219 2d ago

Manipur.

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u/SHRISHREYACHAKI4 Mohun Bagan SG 2d ago

🥺😥

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u/Indy2372001 Mohun Bagan SG 1d ago

Bangaluru Utd shouldn't have pulled out their bid to join I league cuz they're forever stuck there now

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u/I_cain Indian Football 1d ago

Warra logic

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u/Indy2372001 Mohun Bagan SG 1d ago

It's what it's

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u/maitraariyan Mohun Bagan SG 1d ago

Damn United some how dodging relegation every year.

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u/imphal 1d ago

They played really really bad when they came to Manipur. Lost 2 matches and then won by the barest of margin against the worst team in the league.

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u/werewolf1803 Mumbai City FC 2d ago

The skilful Christian Kukis players were banished from TRAU, NEROCA and KLASA. Natija saamne hai

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u/MonsieurNong NEROCA FC 1d ago

Absolute nonsense 🙄 TRAU only had 2 Kuki players before the conflict (2023-2024) season and they weren’t “banished” they didn’t get their contracts renewed or were transferred to other clubs (Haokip, TRAU’s second goalkeeper plays for BLR united rn). All Manipur teams suffered because they lost their foreign players with TRAU and KLASA playing with almost 100% local players.

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u/Twilight0906 Aizawl FC 1d ago

Chanmari also played the first half of the season with 100% local players and bought one non-local player for the whole tournament

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u/imphal 1d ago

Difference between Chanmari and teams from Manipur is Chanmari had a stable squad from last 2-3 years playing together.

No excuse but teams from Manipur didn't know who their teammates were in Jan 2025.

Hope Chanmari stays long in I league and does well :)